Where does “pole baluʼ” come from?

pole baluʼ (Makasar) comes from French -pole, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

pole baluʼ (Makasar): a break-even trade; a situation where one gets their capital back without making a profit or a loss

Definitions

  1. a break-even trade; a situation where one gets their capital back without making a profit or a loss

Ancestry of “pole baluʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-pole-polis; -poly, related to market or economy
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →